The people in Pingan Village were stunned when they heard Xia Juhua speak so disdainfully about Sun Guizhi. When had Xia Juhua ever spoken to anyone in this manner? It seemed that one really couldn't push an honest person too far, or else he would become sarcastic.

Sun Guizhi didn't tell Sun that she was the one who scolded Xia Juhua first, so Sun didn't take Xia Juhua's words seriously. Even though Xia Juhua said that she believed it because of the excitement, she continued to slap the ground and howl: "If you don't scold her, she will scold you. Are you still being unreasonable?"

Xia Juhua was really defeated by Sun's weird remarks. She said calmly, "Yes, if she didn't scold me, I would scold her. Sun Guizhi, it seems that you are the one who started this incident today. Do you dare to go to the commune with me again and ask the people who watched the excitement at that time who scolded each other first?"

This time, Xia Juhua's words were no longer trembling, but rather firm, as if if Sun Guizhi only nodded, she would immediately follow her to the commune.

Sun Guizhi was stunned by the question. She had been cursing in front of the hotel for quite a while, and seeing the lively crowd surrounding her, she didn't dare to go to the commune with Xia Juhua to confront them.

Li Daya spoke up at this time: "Sun Guizhi, you just know how to instigate mother every day. That's why mother always says that big brother got into trouble because Erzhuang ate an extra piece of dry grain. Now tell us in front of everyone, why did big brother and Erzhuang only bring one piece of dry grain when they went out to work such a heavy job? Who ate the rest of the dry grain?"

Xia Juhua had learned today what it meant to be a dog that bites but doesn't bark. Li Daya asked this question at the perfect time. It was obviously the Sun family that had been arguing with Xia Juhua, but Li Daya took a different approach and went straight to Sun Guizhi, who was behind the incident.

If Sun Guizhi does not answer this question, then the Sun family will have to deal with Li Daya, the daughter-in-law. Even if she wins, does that mean she has really won? Can she still expect Liu Erzhuang to support her in her old age?

If Sun Guizhi answered, no, Sun Guizhi couldn't answer at all. She dared to admit in front of everyone that Sun was worried about her youngest son and didn't bring enough dry food for the two older sons who went out to work, but left it for the youngest son. Did she eat a piece of it? If Liu Dazhuang had eaten that piece of dry food, maybe nothing would have happened!

Sun Guizhi really dared to say that. Sun Shi would hate Sun Guizhi to death without Li Daya taking action, and Xia Juhua would have even more reason to beat Sun Guizhi into a rotten sheep's head.

So both Sun and Sun Guizhi were stumped by Li Daya's question.

After a while, the old man Sun slapped the ground and howled again: "Liu Erzhuang, this is the good wife you married. Your mother was bullied, and instead of helping her, you helped outsiders. What a sin I have committed."

Liu Erzhuang, who was named, clenched his fist, and the veins on his forehead throbbed even more happily. He said in a low and hoarse voice: "If Daya asked, I would have wanted to ask mother a long time ago. Mother has been complaining about my greed over the years, saying that I had to eat more of that cake. Mother, did I eat too much?"

"You——" Sun Shi was a little afraid to look at her second son. She came here today to find trouble with Xia Juhua. She wanted to let Xia Juhua know that if she wanted to pretend to be a filial daughter-in-law, she had to show some practical benefits. Who knew that the second son and his wife would actually ask about the matter of grain at this time.

Many people who watched the excitement knew about the events of that year, but it was too long ago that people rarely discussed it because there were new topics. However, when Liu Erzhuang and his wife brought up the old story, they suddenly remembered it again:

"Two strong men were only given a piece of cake, which was not even enough to fill their teeth. If Liu Dazhuang had not felt sorry for his brother and given it to Liu Erzhuang, both of us might have been in trouble."

"Old Mrs. Liu was too partial to Liu Sizhuang. At that time, Liu Sizhuang and his wife did not go to work every day. They relied on their three brothers and their wives to support them. Even though they did nothing, Old Mrs. Liu still saved all the dry food for them to eat."

"Sun Guizhi is not a good person either. If I were to ask Xia Juhua, who usually keeps quiet, she would not be the one telling lies. It must have been Sun Guizhi who started the swearing in the commune."

"No matter who curses first, Xia Juhua hasn't been in contact with the old Liu family for many years. It doesn't matter if they can't leave the restaurant. Sun Guizhi is just a dog meddling in other people's business. Besides, there are Xia Juhua's brothers, maybe It’s my natal brother who supports my sister. The Xia brothers have taken care of Xia Juhua a lot these years.”

Public opinion changed direction so easily. Xia Juhua looked at Li Daya with gratitude and found that she didn't even glance at her. She was still staring at Sun Guizhi, as if she would keep staring at her unless Sun Guizhi answered her question.

Alas, I lived such a miserable life in my last life, it was not unfair. Xia Juhua sighed and felt that she couldn't just let Liu Erzhuang and his wife bear the wrath of the Sun family, she still had to solve her own problems.

"Second brother, you and Daya wait a moment. I need to clarify the matter between Sun Guizhi and me." Xia Juhua spoke again, tears welling up in her eyes. "Sun Guizhi, Dazhuang has been dead for so many years, and I have never blamed Liu Sizhuang for his death. I just wanted to raise Dazhiquan and Zhishuang and do justice to Dazhuang. Why don't you let me go?"

After saying that, Xia Juhua turned around and looked at Sun Hongmei, which immediately attracted everyone's attention to Sun Hongmei and made her shiver.

Sun Hongmei regretted so much that she wanted to cry. Why did she have to follow him out?

But is it okay not to come out? Wang Caifeng even ignored her son and wanted to follow Xia Juhua to deal with Sun and Sun Guizhi. If Sun Hongmei didn't come out with them, the people in the village would immediately think that she, the daughter-in-law, was not on the same page with her in-laws.

Sun Guizhi followed Xia Juhua's gaze and looked at Sun Hongmei, and saw her standing there with a depressed look on her face and her head drooped, not saying a word like a block of wood. At this time, Sun Guizhi hated Sun Hongmei more than Xia Juhua, and felt that this niece was married to Liu Zhishuang in vain.

"What are you doing? Where is Liu Erzhuang? Is Liu Erzhuang here? What's wrong with the people in your production team? Why are you gathering around Xia Juhua's house instead of taking a break to eat in the middle of the day?" Someone outside the crowd was shouting Liu Erzhuang's name in a loud voice, and those who heard the voice automatically made way for the person shouting to get in the middle.

No one dared to stop him because the voice came from Liu Liqun, the militia captain of the brigade.

Liu Liqun is a retired soldier who participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. His left hand was frozen off on the battlefield. After retiring and returning to Ping'an Village, he became the militia captain of the Ping'an Brigade. He is a serious person.

He had a good relationship with Liu Dazhuang before he joined the army. After Liu Dazhuang passed away, the couple took care of Xia Juhua and her three children openly and secretly. It was not until his wife died of dystocia after giving birth to a son that the two families stopped communicating because Xia Juhua was afraid of gossip from the villagers.

However, in his previous life, even if Liu Liqun no longer talked to Xia Juhua, he had helped her secretly, so Xia Juhua was relieved to see him appear.

Liu Erzhuang also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that even if Li Daya asked him about the dry grain back then, Sun would not easily admit her mistake and it was unknown how long the trouble would last.

It was different when Liu Liqun came. Everyone in the Ping An Brigade knew that the militia leader was not a good person to talk to. He was not like the other brigade cadres who would avoid the prostitutes if possible. If they pissed him off, he would directly send them to the study class.

Sun didn't want to offend Liu Liqun, and when she saw him coming, she looked a little evasive. Liu Liqun was even more rude: "Old Mrs. Liu, what's wrong with you? Didn't your family separate from Xia Juhua? Didn't the two families stop communicating since the day of the separation? Why are you still performing at Xia Juhua's house?"

Sun was speechless, not daring to speak out about Xia Juhua scolding Sun Guizhi in the commune as she did just now. She didn't say anything, so Liu Liqun looked at Liu Erzhuang: "Liu Erzhuang, you were there when the family was divided. Your mother is old and confused and does whatever she wants. Why did you join in the nonsense? You are still the production team leader, you can't follow your mother to bully the members."

"Captain Liu." Seeing that Liu Liqun blamed Liu Erzhuang, Xia Juhua said quickly, "Erzhuang came to persuade my mother to stop making trouble. It was Sun Guizhi who scolded me in the commune. I argued with her and she didn't take advantage of me. So she came back and instigated my mother to make trouble with me."

Liu Liqun looked at Xia Juhua in a strange way, thinking that what she said today was concise and clear. He looked at Sun Guizhi and asked, "Sun Guizhi, is this the case?"

Sun Guizhi muttered quietly: "I saw her leaving the restaurant and thought that as a daughter-in-law, she should be filial to her mother-in-law, so I said a few words to her."

"You didn't just say a few words to me. You scolded me in front of the whole commune, calling me an unfilial beast who eats food from the bones to the tendons. Since you insult me ​​like that, I must explain it to everyone."

Xia Juhua refused to give in, and those who heard it also said that Sun Guizhi was pushing an honest man into a corner. Otherwise, with Xia Juhua's personality, she would not argue with others.

Sun Guizhi wanted to bury her head, but Liu Liqun glared at her and said, "You don't go to the fields every day. It's not enough that you gossip about your wife in the village, you also go to the commune to embarrass yourself. Where are Liu Erzhuang and Liu Sizhuang? Why don't they do anything when their wives are causing trouble?"

Xia Juhua curled her lips in her heart: If Liu Sizhuang took care of Sun Guizhi, it would be like the sun rising in the west.

Liu Erzhuang knew his brother's temper better, he sighed helplessly, unable to say anything, lowered his head and looked like he was letting Liu Liqun mock him. Li Daya really loved her man, she suddenly said: "Liu Sizhuang is eating at home, we are all out, he can eat a few more bites."

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone who was watching the excitement laughed. Sun opened her mouth and wanted to scold Li Daya, but she caught a glimpse of a smile on the corner of her second son's mouth, and her heart skipped a beat.

The second son was not afraid at all that the fourth son would be laughed at. He, as the elder brother, would be ashamed, right... Thinking of this, Sun Shi could not sit still on the ground anymore. She touched her walking stick and stood up tremblingly.